ZDNet | At least 100,000 people downloaded apps distributing MobSTSPY malware, which also leverages a phishing attack to steal account credentials from victims.

ZDNet | Google has patched a security flaw in Chrome for Android that leaked information about smartphones' hardware model, firmware version, and indirectly the device's security patch level. What made this bugfix stand out was the fact that security researchers first reported the issue to Google engineers back in May 2015, only to be ignored three years, until the Chrome staff realized by itself that the information that Chrome for Android was exposing was, indeed, dangerous, as it could have been used for exploit targeting and user fingerprinting.

ZDNet | Microsoft Research is looking to provide users with access to their own 'personal data bank' via its 'Project Bali' effort. Here's what's known about Bali so far.

CIO Dive | "SaaS is dominating the way employees work and vendors effortlessly persuade non-IT employees to adopt their services. This makes IT's job all the more challenging because software governance is crucial but so is employee productivity. Here are the top software trends leading edge companies have had in their sights and are preparing for," writes Samantha Ann Schwartz. (And as this "cocktail of SaaS apps" becomes the norm, BetterCloud can help you manage and secure your SaaS apps.)

TechRepublic | Learn how to beef up your company's cyberdefenses by training employees on cybersecurity policies and procedures, password management, and phishing.

How-To Geek | Bored of using “Calibri, 11pt” for every mail you send in Outlook? Default bright, white email background making your eyes hurt? Fear not, you can change the default email theme to be whatever you want, and here’s how.

CSO | Moving data and processes to the cloud presents challenges for enterprise SOCs. Here's how the industry and business are finding new ways to collect, monitor, and analyze cloud-based security data.

Bloomberg | "Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying to gain entry from Romania. And no, the admin wasn’t on vacation. A hacker had broken in. Microsoft quickly alerted its customer, and the attack was foiled before the intruder got too far. Chalk one up to a new generation of artificially intelligent software that adapts to hackers’ constantly evolving tactics," writes Dina Bass.

Trello Blog | No SaaS updates to report today. Here's an article from the Trello team on an interesting idea: microproductivity.